Substituting Ingredients
Out of baking powder and out of time? Need to replace butter with vegetable shortening right now? Unsure if six ounces of chocolate chips make a cup? Find all the correct measurements and perfect substitutions right at your fingertips. Bookmark our cheat sheet, below, and turn your baking problems into sweet solutions.
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Substitution Charts
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Eggs & Dairy Substitutions
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Dry Substitutions
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CH® Sugar Packaging Equivalent
Eggs & Dairy Substitutions
- Butter, 1/2 cup or 1 stick.........7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Eggs, 2 large.........3 small eggs
- Egg yolks, 2.........1 whole egg
- Light cream, 1 cup.........7/8 cup whole milk + 3 tablespoons butter
- Margarine, 1/2 cup or 1 stick.........7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Mascarpone cheese, 8 ounces.........8 ounces regular cream cheese
- Milk, 1 cup.........1/2 cup evaporated + 1/2 cup water
- Milk, 1 cup.........1/4 cup powdered whole milk + 1 cup water
- Sour cream, 1 cup.........1 cup evaporated milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Sour milk, 1 cup.........1 tablespoon lemon juice + whole milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes)
- Whipping cream, 1 cup.........3/4 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup butter.........1 cup buttermilk
- Milk, 1 cup.........1 cup skim milk + 2 tablespoons butter
- Sour cream, 1 cup.........1 cup plain yogurt
Dry Substitutions
- Baking powder, 1 teaspoon.........1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Cake flour, 1 cup.........1 cup minus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Flour, 2 tablespoons.........1 tablespoon cornstarch, arrowroot, potato starch or quick cooking tapioca
- Coconut, 1 cup grated.........1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- Pumpkin spice, 1 teaspoon.........1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/8 tsp ground ginger or clove
- Unsweetened chocolate, 1 ounce.........3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp butter
CH® Sugar Packaging Equivalent
- Granulated Sugar 1 packet.........1 teaspoon
- Granulated Sugar, 1 lb.........2 1/4 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 2 lbs.........4 1/2 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 4 lbs.........9 cups
- Confectioners Sugar, 1 lb.........3 3/4 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 2 lbs.........7 1/2 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 4 lbs.........15 cups*
- Brown Sugar, 1 lb.........approximately 2 1/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 2 lbs.........approximately 4 2/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 4 lbs.........10 cups**
*unsifted **firmly packed
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